Exposure to parental smoking in childhood is associated with increased risk of carotid atherosclerotic plaque in adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Cardiovascular Consequences of Childhood Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Prevailing Evidence, Burden, and Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

“…The concept of “hygienic smoking” which is defined as being as far away as possible from the smoker has been proposed, and some studies suggest a benefit, mitigating long term adverse vascular effects of childhood SHS exposure 18 . How exactly is “hygienic smoking” implemented?…”

“…While the pulmonary consequences of SHS exposure are clinically apparent in childhood, the cardiovascular effects of SHS exposure are occult but substantial. Existing evidence suggests that SHS exposure in children and youth is detrimental to their cardiovascular health and that consequences attributable to SHS exposure may persist into adult life 18 . Furthermore, some studies speculate that, SHS exposure may be equally or even more harmful to cardiovascular health than direct cigarette use due to increasing concentrations of some chemicals than can promote inflammation and oxidation as SHS ages 8, 19–21 .…”

Smoking among adolescents is associated with their own characteristics and with parental smoking: cross-sectional study

“…The practical application for the present study is that it serves as a reminder to different healthcare agencies regarding the importance of organizing prevention strategies among families, in order to avoid problems caused by smoking in the future. In this regard, the recent findings of West et al 38 are noteworthy. Through a cohort study conducted over a period of more than twenty years, these authors found that children exposed to parental smoking had higher odds of developing carotid atherosclerotic plaque in adulthood.…”

Passive Smoking

“…İMK aterogenezin önem-li bir işaretidir ve her iki ebeveynin de sigara içtiği durumlarda İMK'de rapor edilen artış, çocuğun "damar yaşının" 3.3 yıl ileri olduğunu göstermektedir (78) . Başka bir prospektif çalışmada, ebeveynlerinin sigara içmesin-den ötürü anlamlı düzeyde İESD maruziyeti olan ve serum kotinin düzeyleri ile tütün maruziyeti kanıtlanan çocuklarda 26 yıl sonra karotiste aterosklerotik plak gelişmesi riskinin İESD maruziyeti olmayan çocuklara kıyasla önemli düzeyde artmış olduğu gözlenmiştir (79) .…”